Banton batted at No. 11 in Somerset’s second innings, scoring 46 in an important last-wicket stand with Craig Overton price 71. Surrey then collapsed from 95 for 3 to 109 all out within the closing session of the sport, Somerset securing victory with minutes left within the day to chop the champions’ lead on the high to eight factors.
Jason Kerr, Somerset’s head coach, mentioned afterwards that Banton was unlikely to play within the semi-final at Edgbaston after sustaining a “fairly critical” harm throughout the staff’s warm-up on day three.
“Tom will journey with us to T20 Finals Day, however could be very unlikely to participate,” Kerr mentioned. “His ankle harm seems fairly critical, however we’re nonetheless awaiting the outcomes of a scan to find out how unhealthy it’s.
“James Rew will come into the squad and I’d be shocked if he would not preserve wicket for us. Tom is an unimaginable expertise, however so is James and we consider he has a brilliant future in all codecs.”
Somerset’s dramatic victory saved them in contact with Surrey, the two-time defending champions, and maintained their hopes of successful a home treble, having additionally progressed to the One-Day Cup closing later this month.
“To get a win with solely a few minutes left within the match was very particular. 4-day wins are among the most pleasing you could have as a cricketer since you work so laborious for them.
“Archie has taken to first-class cricket like a duck to water. The truth that he’s extra of a batter than a bowler is the actually thrilling bit and we consider he’s going to be superb to observe with the bat over plenty of years. If you happen to throw within the off-spin he has bowled on this sport, there’s a mighty particular cricketer growing.
“Leachy is a superb mate of mine. He has been by a great deal of adversity in his life and never simply his cricket profession. It is nice to see him again within the England squad and I am certain he’ll present what he can do in Pakistan.
“The coaches and myself mentioned at first of the season that we needed to be able to problem for trophies come September. The truth that we will nonetheless win three reveals the calibre of gamers now we have in our dressing room.”
Though Surrey had their lead on the high lower, they continue to be answerable for their very own future with two rounds of the Championship to play – a house fixture in opposition to Durham and a visit to Chelmsford to play Essex.
“We had a focus lapse for the final hour of the sport and it value us the outcome,” Surrey head coach, Gareth Batty, mentioned. “It was an excellent sport of cricket and we performed our half in it, however Somerset deservedly take the factors.
“We’re nonetheless high of the league and eight factors clear. And, whereas we had a poor hour, there have been nonetheless plenty of positives to take from the sport for us.
“Archie Vaughan bowled properly, however it’s for Somerset to touch upon his efficiency. It is a very nice begin for the lad and we want him all of the success for the longer term.
“It should keep within the dressing room how we’re feeling. We’re a really tight unit and we are going to go into subsequent week extremely assured that we will do what’s required at The Oval.
“We meet Somerset once more at Finals Day on Saturday. It will likely be a distinct format and completely different color ball, however each groups have performed good cricket within the group phases. There might be just a few new faces within the match-ups and we are going to go once more.”
